Be Like Water

[ID: Text in the center says Polyam Shipping Day, 14th of every month, July 2026 - Desert. Below Polyam Shipping, and to the left of Day, is a red infinity sign that finishes in a heart on top. Surrounding the text are rows of stylized hearts in the colors of both versions of the polyam pride flag (black, red, bright blue, light green, dark green, light blue, navy). /end ID]

June 14th 2026 is our 57th Polyam Shipping Day!

For this month, our optional prompt is ☀️Desert 🏜️

Desert could be a location, for adventure, on a quest, of exile or a home, and they aren't just sandy terrain, they can be tundra or polar deserts too. This could be someone stranded on a desert island or talking about it theoretically, what would they do to survive on one or what (or who?) to take with them like on Desert Island Discs. Desert could also be about being deserted by someone whether briefly or permanently, or deserting from a role, like in a war.

As per usual, you’re welcome to create for any of our previous prompts as well!

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We’ll be tracking #PolyamShippingDay, and keeping an eye out for any @polyamships mentions too. We will reblog any polyam-positive fanworks featuring polyamorous ships of any configuration/type from any fandom. All ratings are welcome but anything nsfw/triggery should be warned for and behind a read more, as should very long tumblr fic.

You can also submit works directly to the blog or send us asks to let us know to check your blog for a post. If you’re posting on AO3, our collection name is ‘PolyamShippingDay‘ and you can post to the collection here. Only fanworks submitted/@ us on tumblr or in the official AO3 collection, or fanworks posted to our Dreamwidth community, are guaranteed to be included in our roundup. Please also let us know what prompt you created for, if any - people are always welcome to create for past prompts instead.

We have a Discord - invite here - if you want a place to chat about your ships or what you’re creating for them. We also have a Bluesky account if you would like to post any works there (although we cannot guarantee they’ll be on the tumblr roundup, we’ll definitely share them on the Bluesky account.)

anyways, here's a sneak peak:

The sea breeze drew the leaves eastward and ruffled the loose strands of his hair. Most nights the songs from buzzing critters and low tunes of nocturnal creatures drew loud, but not this time. All things grew quieter with the waves stirring the sand between his toes. Sokka had tried to clear his mind once again, but that same weight in his chest clouded his vision. He could tell when Katara kept gazing at him with that annoying look, reading him.  Full and bright, the moon stared back at him with a bit of comfort. He tossed another rock that had sidled up next to him from the waves, watching the pained blue ripple and bounce with shimmering light. Sokka tried to close his eyes and let the crashing tide drown his piling thoughts.  “Is this seat taken?”